4 Joints to Dine and People Watch in San Diego

Tue, 12th Jul 2016

People watching in San Diego is a spectator sport made even better thanks to the amazing dining joints that call "America's Finest City" home. Relaxing views, interesting people, and incredible food - you can find that at many dining joints all around San Diego County. We can't cover all the hot spots today, so here's four dining joints in San Diego where noshing and people watching go hand in hand like beans in a burrito. Where's your spot?

Located in an old converted Victorian home one block from Petco Park, Half Door Brewing ties all the people watching ingredients together. With an in-house brewery crafting fresh IPA's, Pale Ales, Stouts and a second-story wraparound people-watching platform, you can't go wrong hanging out during baseball season or tourist-season, so pretty much all year round. Of course, the comfort, Irish-style, more-than-pub-food fare such as Red Ale Braised Pork Belly with garlic mashed potatoes, lacinato black kale, oyster mushrooms, pork belly jus makes the people watching/noshing experience even more delectable.

Instead of people watching, Ki's Restaurant offers awe-inspiring sunset views and surfers hanging ten on the local Cardiff waves. Ki's Restaurant is a casual rooftop dining destination where you can share a bottle of Chardonnay with a date while feasting on fresh, local eats such as the Macadamia Coconut Mahi, an inspiring dish featuring Mahi Mahi rolled in Macadamia Nuts and Coconut served with Tropical Salsa, Sweet and Sour Glaze, and Thai Peanut Sauce, so good!

Okay, you're in a casino, Valley View Casino, so you know you're going to see all kinds of folks pushing pennies and other monies into slot machines. Thankfully, there's Black and Blue as a respite from the blinking lights, noise, and clamoring of the casino floor. Black and Blue is an upscale steakhouse where you can satisfy your craving and spend your hard won casino earnings on a perfectly cooked Filet Mignon or the Lobster Tower Salad, an impressive and elegant meal stacked with Lobster, Avocado, Grapefruit and Micro Greens.